To prohibit individuals who are not citizens of the United States from voting in elections in the District of Columbia and to repeal the Local Resident Voting Rights Amendment Act of 2022.
The summary
What this bill does
This bill prohibits a non-U.S. citizen from voting in a District of Columbia (DC) election and repeals relevant provisions of DC law.
Federal law prohibits noncitizens from voting in a federal election; however, in 2022, DC enacted a law allowing noncitizens who meet residency and other requirements to vote in local elections. This bill repeals the DC law, which went into effect on February 23, 2023.
Legislative timeline
From introduction
Jan 31, 2025
Introduced & referred to committee
Congressional support
Sponsors & Cosponsors
Member of Congress · R-TX
14 cosponsors
U.S. Representative - SC District 1 · R-SC
U.S. Representative - TX District 6 · R-TX
U.S. Representative - FL District 19 · R-FL
U.S. Representative - TX District 19 · R-TX
U.S. Representative - AZ District 8 · R-AZ
Member of Congress · R-SC
U.S. Representative - Kansas District 2 · R-KS
U.S. Representative - CO District 4 · R-CO
U.S. Representative - NY District 24 · R-NY
U.S. Representative - MS District 3 · R-MS
U.S. Representative - CA District 1 · R-CA
U.S. Representative - TX District 12 · R-TX
+ 2 more cosponsors
Roll-call vote
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The vote, by member
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Bill Metadata
| Congress | 119 |
| Bill Type | HR |
| Bill Number | 884 |
| Origin Chamber | House |
| Current Status | Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. |
| Policy Area | Government Operations and Politics |
| Primary Committee | Not assigned |
| Introduced | January 31, 2025 |
| Latest Action | June 11, 2025 |
| Cosponsors | 14 · House vote — · — views |